We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then…

Mark Twain
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We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. ✨ Mark Twain, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger (2009). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.338, Courier Corporation
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We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. ✨ Mark Twain, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger (2009). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.338, Courier Corporation

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